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10/3/2001 · Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern state of Mexico. Its roots lie in a combination of Mesoamerican and Spanish cuisine.Many of its ingredients and methods have their roots in the first agricultural communities such as the Maya who domesticated maize, created the standard process of maize nixtamalization, and established their foodways (Maya cuisine).Mexican street food, called antojitos (literally little cravings), is prepared by street vendors and at small traditional markets in Mexico. Street foods include tacos , tamales , gorditas , quesadillas , empalmes , tostadas , chalupa , elote , tlayudas , cemita , pambazo , empanada , nachos , chilaquiles , fajita and tortas , as well as fresh fruit, vegetables, beverages and soups such as menudo , pozole and pancita .
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